Table 1Transition record

instrumentation engineertorolling stock engineer

A instrumentation engineer already meets 44% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From instrumentation engineer

44%

Overlap1

To rolling stock engineer

16 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

57.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.6

This move: 57.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the rolling stock engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the instrumentation engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a instrumentation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop test procedures management skills
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held assess financial viability information skills
already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held design wayside signalling interlockings required
required, not held control production required

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held develop test procedures skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAM software optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

51 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assemble instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role design microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role develop instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering control theory knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill

11 further entries not listed here

12 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held quality standards required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from instrumentation engineer

Full index of moves from instrumentation engineer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.